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East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale Market Report

Greeneville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.53/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 639 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.88/cwt -23.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 683 lb · 42 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.95/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 752 lb · 34 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 307 580
Feeder cattle 404 307 580

**All cattle included in this sale follow a strict backgrounding protocol consisting of weaning for a minimum of 45 days, double-vaccinating and deworming, with all heifers receiving Lutalyse.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 193.00 $193.00 $840 +14.00
485 485 4 200.00 $200.00 $970 +10.00
530 530 1 173.00 $173.00 $917 -15.39
556–586 570 27 169.00–173.00 $171.02 $975 -3.98
626–628 626 27 162.00–174.00 $172.66 $1,081 -13.34
671–685 683 42 159.00–160.00 $159.88 $1,092 -23.80
752–753 752 34 157.00–167.50 $165.95 $1,248 -3.55
815–848 846 19 154.00–163.50 $163.02 $1,379 -7.88
935–938 938 6 138.00–146.00 $144.67 $1,357 -10.33
955 955 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,318 -20.50
1030 1030 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,298 -18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 153.00 $153.00 $597 -22.00
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -23.00
532 532 13 163.00 $163.00 $867 -19.00
573–582 581 17 153.00–160.00 $159.19 $925 -15.81
605–634 632 13 135.00 $135.00 $853 -31.00
673 673 6 134.00 $134.00 $902 -35.00
736 736 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,030 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 159.00 $159.00 $684 +3.00
480 480 7 160.00 $160.00 $768 +8.00
524 524 7 162.00 $162.00 $849 +3.00
574 574 21 154.50 $154.50 $887 -5.00
605–642 639 61 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $975 -5.12
675–683 676 14 147.00–150.00 $147.43 $997 -3.14
750–757 757 20 142.00–146.50 $146.28 $1,107 -4.22
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 169.00 $169.00 $684 +26.00
541 541 5 121.00 $121.00 $655 -34.00
585 585 12 150.00 $150.00 $878 +9.00
628 628 3 149.00 $149.00 $936 +11.00
673–690 679 3 130.00–139.00 $133.05 $903 +1.05
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.